Pear Cake with Sea Salt Caramel Sauce

Name: Pear Cake with Sea Salt Caramel Sauce
Prep time: 20 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 1⁄2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour; 1⁄3 cup milk; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1 ripe Anjou pear, peeled, cored, and cut into 1?3-inch pieces; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1⁄2 cup raisins; 1⁄4 teaspoon salt; 1⁄2 cup toasted walnuts, chopped; 13 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened; 1⁄2 cup water; 2 cups sugar; 1⁄2 cup plus 2 tablespoons heavy cream; 3 large eggs, room temperature; 1 teaspoon fleur de sel or other good-quality sea salt; 1 tablespoon pear brandy or unflavored brandy

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"I am a fiend for sea salt caramel, so I knew I had to include a cake with this type of sauce as an accompaniment. This rustic pear cake is just right served with vanilla ice cream and the warm sauce. Cake Keeper Cakes by Lauren Chattman; copyright © The Taunton Press..."

INGREDIENTS

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1 1⁄2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour

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1⁄3 cup milk

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1 teaspoon cinnamon

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1 ripe Anjou pear, peeled, cored, and cut into 1?3-inch pieces

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1 teaspoon baking powder

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1⁄2 cup raisins

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1⁄4 teaspoon salt

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1⁄2 cup toasted walnuts, chopped

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13 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened

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1⁄2 cup water

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2 cups sugar

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1⁄2 cup plus 2 tablespoons heavy cream

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3 large eggs, room temperature

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1 teaspoon fleur de sel or other good-quality sea salt

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1 tablespoon pear brandy or unflavored brandy

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